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And over the last decade some 126 people died while hoping to receive a new organ.

If the rules surrounding donation were revised it could prove a real life-line to local people. Under the existing system people have to give consent while they are living if they want to be an organ donor.

While eight out of 10 people say they would want to donate their organs and tissue after their death, most people never register to be organ donors.

Across the country three people a day die because of a lack of suitable organs.

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Health bosses are keen for people to have their say. Professor Mayur Lakhani, GP in Leicestershire and chairman of West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, the body which buys and provides NHS services to Hinckley and Bosworth residents, said: “I would encourage everyone to think ahead and consider organ donation, it can save so many lives.

"As a GP I have seen the impact on patients who are waiting for a transplant and I welcome the opportunity for a national conversation on this important topic. It gives everyone a chance to make their voice heard and I’d urge people to get involved.”

A change in the law would mean that people who do not want to donate their organs after their death would have to opt-out.

The Government has launched the consultation to seek public opinion on how any new rules could work.

Nine questions are asked, including how people can register, what extra information may be required and whether families would be given the right to veto donation even if a loved one did not opt out.

The consultation can be found on the website of the Department of Health and Social Care.